Pelham firm fined, ordered to pay NFL, in fake T-shirt scam

PELHAM -- A small business in Pelham was ordered to pay $29,405 in restitution to the NFL and a $30,000 fine for printing and selling counterfeit Patriots T-shirts in 2015.

Kenneth Snow, owner of CK Productions in Pelham, said in April that his company pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit goods because he made a mistake while trying to help out a friend.

"It was an isolated incident and it was a mistake on my part that I did to help a friend in need," Snow said. "I run a very clean shop."

Snow said he printed the shirts to help a friend who needed money to cover a mortgage payment, and pleaded guilty because he didn't want his mistake to affect his employees.

"Hopefully one mistake doesn't ruin what it's taken us years to accomplish here," Snow said in April.

A press release from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb said CK Productions pleaded guilty to printing and selling about 1,724 Patriots T-shirts, worth about $29,405, in January and February of 2015.

The shirts included a trademarked Patriots logo, along with the trademarked works "Patriots" and "Super Bowl," according the press release.

CK Productions faced a fine up to $5 million at sentencing on Monday. Judge Mark Wolf ordered the company to pay restitution to the NFL and a $30,000 fine, according to a press release.

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